Webinar
An Introduction to Green D Ventures
Watch our on-demand, 30-minute presentation about Green D Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ Dartmouth-focused venture capital fund.
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The discussion will be led by Green D Ventures’ Managing Partner Laura Rippy, Principals Dean Drizin and Meera Oak, and Alumni Ventures’ Senior Partner Darrin Wizst. This presentation is open to all alumni and friends of Dartmouth.
During the session, the team will discuss:
- HomeThe goal and structure of the fund
- HomeThe value of the Alumni Ventures’ model
- HomeSome examples of current portfolio companies
- HomeThe benefits of diversifying into venture capital
- HomeThe minimum requirements needed to invest in the fund
* You must be accredited to invest in venture capital. Important disclosure information can be found at avg-funds.com/disclosures.
About your presenters
Laura Rippy (D’89 & P’26) is a Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures. She runs the the Dartmouth-focused fund (Green D Ventures), the Women’s Fund at Alumni Ventures, and the Harvard-focused fund (The Yard Ventures).
Previously, Laura was a 3x CEO, Chairman, Board Member, Advisor, and Executive in high-technology companies. Her experience spans consumer to enterprise, mobile to fintech, SaaS to eCommerce, seed to Microsoft.
Business Insider ranked Laura in the top 100 Best Early Stage Investors of 2024-5
Laura Rippy holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Government from Dartmouth College.
Investment Committee
Dean is Division Director, Corporate Development Joint Ventures and Acquisitions, at BAYADA Home Health Care. Previously, Dean was a Senior Principal at Green D Ventures, where he focused on deal sourcing, investment diligence, and portfolio management. Prior to Green D, Dean worked at Touchdown Ventures, where he helped lead a corporate venture capital fund for a health system in the southeastern United States. His experience spans investment banking, venture capital, and military service as a flight surgeon in the United States Navy. Dean holds a AB in Government from Dartmouth, an MBA in Health Care Management from Wharton, and an MD from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Partner, Seed Fund
Meera’s background includes strategic, financial, and operational experience from her time at Yale University, where she managed a $1B budget (of a $4B organization), led M&A transactions, and secured business development relationships with corporate partners. Most recently, she worked with early-stage venture funds and incubators like Create Venture Studio and Polymath Capital Partners and was responsible for launching business ventures and sourcing investments in enterprise SaaS, infrastructure, and ecommerce. Meera has a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Darrin is an investment professional with an extensive background in financial services and B2B. Throughout his 25 year career, he has worked with individual investors, investment advisors and their clients, and institutional (foundations and endowments) clients, with various investment vehicles including mutual funds, separately managed accounts, socially responsible portfolios, and alternative investments. He earned a BA in Economics & Public Management from UMaine and an MBA from Boston College.